<p>[North</a> Carolina high school senior goes from homeless to Harvard - NY Daily News](<a href=“http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/north-carolina-high-school-senior-homeless-harvard-article-1.1091382]North”>North Carolina high school senior goes from homeless to Harvard – New York Daily News)</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing Dawn’s story. I worked on the college admissions process with a young woman this year with an almost identical story, except there was no grandmother to take her in. She will be attending one of the “Seven Sisters” colleges free of charge (except for work-study and a small Federal loan) beginning this fall. The resilience of some of these kids is awe-inspiring.</p>
<p>It is a great story! Now we will have private college counselors telling Ivy-obsessed parents that they will have to abandon their child if they want him/her to get into Harvard.</p>
<p>I agree that it’s a great story, qdogpa. Thank you for posting it. I’m wondering about one thing, though. Why did Harvard give her only a partial scholarship? If anyone deserves a full ride, she does.</p>
<p>A similar inspiring story:</p>
<p>[The</a> Last Word](<a href=“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45755883/vp/47699718#VpFlash]The”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45755883/vp/47699718#VpFlash)</p>
<p>Harvard’s financial aid will include a work study component. They don’t do merit scholarships. If a student has assets in their own name they’ll be expected to contribute a small amount ($125 for $2500 savings). Parent assets however, don’t kick in until they have $100,000 in the bank. [Net</a> Price Calculator](<a href=“http://npc.fas.harvard.edu/]Net”>http://npc.fas.harvard.edu/)</p>